Jon & Amy : Lesson 08. Andrew Gets Fired

No.	Expressions/idioms	Explanations
1	What’s up?	What’s new? What’s happening? . What’s up?  // Not much.
2	Same old, Same old	Same as usual . What’s up?  // Not much. Same old same old.
3	How’s it going?	How are you?  How are things with you? . How’s it going?  // I’m great! Thanks.
4	Be down	To be sad . Today, I’m a little down because I failed the test.
5	Get s/t off one’s chest	To talk about a personal problem . I got some bad news.  // Do you want to get it off your chest? . Is there something to tell me? Get it off your chest and give me the scoop.
6	Get canned	To get fired, to lose a job . I got canned today. . He got canned because he stole colleague’s belongings.
7	Be out of one’s head	To be crazy . The boss said I wasn’t working hard enough.  // He must be out of his head. . He went to school without his textbook. I think he is out of his head.
8	Go off the deep end	To become crazy . All of a sudden, he took off his shoes and went out smiling. He went off the deep end.
9	A fresh start	A new beginning . I got fired.  // OMG! But don’t worry. You can get a fresh start. . He lost everything. He move to Canada and got a fresh start.
10	Keep one’s chin up	To stay strong, to not give up . I’m so down. I failed the test.  // Don’t worry. Keep your chin up. You can pass it next time.
11	No way!	Unbelievable!  I can’t believe it! . Did you heard? He won the lottery!  // No way!!! . The scientist found out the way how to run faster than light.  //  No way!!!